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Law and Justice picked controversial former education minister Przemyslaw Czarnek to lead its 2027 campaign, a clear shift toward the party base intended to win back far right voters amid sliding poll numbers.

Przemyslaw Czarnek, 48, was unveiled as Law and Justice lead candidate after serving as party deputy since 2025 and as education and science minister from 2020 to 2023.
His tenure as education minister sparked widespread university protests and accusations that his reforms undermined academic freedom.
Czarnek reiterated nationalist and socially conservative positions, including opposition to LGBTQ rights, support for Polish coal, and a traditional family model.
PiS support has fallen from about 35 percent in 2023 to roughly 20 percent, and analysts say the nomination aims to reclaim right wing voters now drawn to far right parties.
Observers warn the move could strain relations with Germany and the EU, increase the chance of power sharing with extremist groups if PiS falls short of a majority, and Czarnek immediately proposed cutting gas VAT from 23 percent to 8 percent.

PiS names Przemyslaw Czarnek as its 2027 election leader

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